Receptacle



Dec. 20, 1932.

R. H. DIETZ, JR

RECEPTACLE Filed April 14, 1930 Ricfiard H, BY me @Q ATTORNEY;

Patented Dec. 20, 1932 UNITED STATES REGEPTAGLE I Application filed April 14,

This invention relates to improvements in receptacles and in packages formed by the use thereof.

In the packaging of food-stuffs it is the practise to wrap the goods in transparent moisture proof paper so as to display the contents. Difficulty is experienced however in wrapping non-rectangular shaped articles in particular because the articles of themselves do not furnish a suitable form for the wrapping operation.

According to the novel features of this 1nvention, I provide a receptacle for receiving objects which is adapted for use as a form 5 for a wrapper so as to provide a package the contents of which are displayed and at the same time properly protected.

The numerous novel objects and advantages of the invention will be observed from the following description thereof taken in connection with the accompanying drawing, in which:

Fig. 1 is a plan view of a blank formed to be foldable to provide the receptacle of the invention.

Fig. 2 is a side elevational view of the package of the invention.

Fig. 3 is an end 'elevational view of the same, and r Fig. A is a sectional view taken on the line 4;4 of Fig. 2.

Referring to the drawing, the invention will now be described in detail:

A foldable receptacle blank 2 is provided which is formed to have a lower Wall 4, end walls 6, side walls 8 and tucks or flaps 10. Scoring lines are provided as at 12, so that the side and end walls may be bent to a more or less vertical position with the flaps at the ends of the side walls disposed over the end walls.

Adjacent faces of the end walls and flaps are preferably secured together by adhesive material so that the end and side walls are held in their upright or set-up position to form a receptacle which is open at its upper side.

In the form of the invention shown the walls are preferably arranged to diverge from the lower wall so that curved objects l arranged Fig. 2.

y As one feature of the invention the inner 4g 1930. Serial n 443,986.

tween the side walls as is best shown in Fig. l. In this waythe objects are held firmlylin place and a plurality of such objects may be race of the receptacle is lined with grease resisting material 16 such'as parchment. As

with doughnuts or the like which are more orless greasy the lining prevents grease from being absorbed by the receptacle which will preferably be of cardboard, heavy paper or the like.

' As a specialfeature of theinventi'on, the

side bysideas isbest shown'in PATENT FFICE such as doughnuts 14 may be received beupper edges of the end walls are shaped to V conform more or less to the shape of the.ob

'jects. Iii-this case the 'objects'being round doughnuts, the walls are rounded and the highest points of the end walls are preferably at least as high as the uppermost side of the objects. The end walls may be termed wrap per supports. The upper edges of the side walls extend from a higher central part to lower portions at the ends thereof as shown.

With the receptacle filled with articles as shown it is enclosed in a Wrapper. W the side edges of which may overlap at the lower side of the receptacle while the ends thereof may be tucked and folded into overlapping relation at the end of the package.

Preferably the wrapper will be of transparent paper material which may be self sealing so that its overlapping parts may be sealed by the application of heat.

The receptacle and the upper edges of its end and side walls function as a form around which the wrapper is wrapped so that the package has a smooth, even and pleasing appearance. At the same time the upper sides 1 of the objects are displayed through the transparent wrapper while the wrapper does not necessarily contact or rest on the doughnuts because it is suitably supported by the walls of the receptacle objects.

As will be seen the receptacle with its angularly disposed walls is adapted to receive circular objects or the like so as to expose them at their upper sides. The side walls rather than bythe:

provide supports for the wrapper so'that if desired itmay be spaced from the objects while the lining obviates the danger of grease being absorbed by the receptacle while the objects in this case, doughnuts, are suitably protected and at the same time exposed for inspection.

Having described the invention in the form atpresent preferred, what I desire to claim and secure by Letters Patent of the United States is:

A package comprising in combination, upper, side and end walls extending upwardly from a lower wall to form a receptacle for a plurality of circular objects in stacked relation between the said end walls with the marginal edges thereof resting on said lower wall and bearing on said side walls, the upper marginal edges of said side and end walls burying from a higher central portion substantially in the plane of the upper side of o the articles in the receptacle to relatively lower points'at the jointure of the saidiside amend walls and a wrapper of transparent material around said receptacle and overlyjing articles in the receptacle which is supported by the central portions of the side and end walls whereby said wrapper is out of contact with articles in the receptacle at either side ofthe line extending between the higher portionsof the end walls.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature.

RICHARD H. DIETZ, JR. 

